Tuesday, 27 April 2010

An Iranian solidarity group is to protest this Saturday, 1 May, outside the British Embassy in Washington DC against the UK's continuing removals of asylum seekers to Iran. It is calling for four deportation orders to be lifted, including that of Kiana Firouz, the lesbian Iranian actress.

Firouz's claim was turned down by the UK Border Agency and she has lost an appeal. The actress is to be appear in the film 'Cul de sac', released next month, and says "the movie contains sexual scenes which itself would be subject to death punishment if I return to Iran."